One cannot discuss LEE Na-young without mentioning the TV mini-series <Ruler of Your Own World>. The character of Chun Kyung in <Ruler of Your Own World> was LEE herself. She exploded on to stardom with her portrayal of the effeminate and other-worldly character. She stuck to her independent and off-beat image by playing a similar role in another TV mini-series <Ireland>: a rebellious female character who does not act out her rage against the world but bears... expand

One cannot discuss LEE Na-young without mentioning the TV mini-series <Ruler of Your Own World>. The character of Chun Kyung in <Ruler of Your Own World> was LEE herself. She exploded on to stardom with her portrayal of the effeminate and other-worldly character. She stuck to her independent and off-beat image by playing a similar role in another TV mini-series <Ireland>: a rebellious female character who does not act out her rage against the world but bears unspeakable resentment or sorrow, someone who does not reveal her true feelings but possesses boiling passion deep in her heart. <Someone Special>, which retained the character image Chun Kyung, was a movie that best showcased the peculiar appeal of LEE Na-young. Then she became a marquee name in the box office through her realistic portrayal of the inner conflicts of a woman who falls in love with a death-row prison inmate in <Maundy Thursday>, a movie based on a novel by KONG Ji-young. LEE gained international recognition through <Dream>, a [KIM Ki-duk] film that also starred the Japanese actor [Jo Odagiri]. Most recently, she starred with the “Asia tar” Rain in another TV mini-series <Fugitive: Plan B>. close

Despite warnings of typhoon afoot, the red carpet was rolled out and crowds came out in force for the opening ceremony of this year’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on the evening of Thursday, October 4. Stars KIM Nam-gil (Pandora, 2015) and HAN Ji-min (The Age of Shadows, 2016) hosted a ceremony which took place at the Busan Cinema Center. With boycotts lifted, the guest list featu...

Korean movies of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which kicked off on October 4, will be streamed on the official website (screening.koreanfilm.or.kr). The KoBiz Online Screening has been annually streaming titles from major film fests in Korea, such as BIFF, the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), as well as works fro...

Popular star LEE Na-young’s return to the screen, the North Korea-themed indie drama Beautiful Days, has been set as the opening film of next month’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival. During press conferences held in Busan and Seoul on September 5th, LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON, the recently reinstated Festival Chairman and Festival Director of BIFF, revealed this year’s lineup, which compris...

YOON Jong-bin’s <Nameless Gangster:Rules of the Time> is still topping the box office chart, without any hint of going down. Released Feb. 2, the film took in over 853,000 admissions and KW6.7 billion (US$6 million) to stay at no. 1 for its fourth week. As of time of writing, <Nameless Gangster> has surpassed an accumulated total of 4 million admissions for distributor Showbox/Mediapl...